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techpod1.0 ready to ship

Posted by crystal garris on September 22, 2010 at 1:00pm

Here is what you get

including :

EPP wings and tail , carbon fiber tail boom , CF wing spars , CF joiner , CF tail spars , CNC cut aircraft grade plywood , polycarbonate front and rear lids , 1/4 turn fastener for front lid , acrylic camera dome , ABS molded engine cowl , all push rods , control horns , balsa sheeting and stock , all needed screws and assorted hardware .

Not included but recommended running gear

motor : E-flight power 10 brushless in runner

ESC : castle creation thunderbird-54

Batteries : thunderpower pro light v2 3S 2600 mah x2 wired parallel

servos : 2x hitec HS-81 (elevator,rudder) 2x hitec HS-55(2x ailerons) 2x HS-5055mg (pan,tilt)

TX & RX Spectrum DX-7

Prop : APC E11x7

camera : CCD Killer Camera Micro NTSC Camera

as of this posting there are only 4 left from this run . the material for 20 more is on the way . will be available in approximately 2 weeks

for the latest news check http://evuas.com

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Albert Augustine November 11, 2010 at 5:14pm

ah ok cant wait too see it
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crystal garris November 11, 2010 at 11:41am

@Albert
making the 1.1 version
Albert Augustine November 2, 2010 at 9:12am

wayne where have you been havent seen any activity from you since october 1st
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crystal garris October 1, 2010 at 1:02pm

techpod1.0 instructions can be had here

@ james
good aerodynamic eye . yes that is a area that can be cleaned up somewhat . I plane on addressing this in later revs .

@ Chris
sorry a bit busy . ill get you something today .

instructions2.odt
Chris McNair September 30, 2010 at 2:17pm

Never got an e-mail from you. Good luck with your product! I may just have to buy one and give it a go!
James F. September 30, 2010 at 2:16pm

Looks like a great little bird you have there. It would be nice to see a more aerodynamic backend though. I'm sure flight times would increase quite a bit with a bit more work on it.
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crystal garris September 30, 2010 at 2:07pm

@ ground loop
a few people for DIYD have picked up my airplane . I hope one writes about it here . also check evuas.com for build blogs as well . I will be offering a epp bodied version soon . Getting a cnc foam cutter together right now . I have several Ardupilots and will be integrating the two , and will share the setup files for it . we have plans to offer an ARF + aurdopilot ready to fly out of the box as well.

@ anthony
I built a home made vacuum former . google "how to make vacuum former" and you'll find a a lot of info . fairly simple really . i get my plastics from Tap plastics locally
Anthony Bee September 28, 2010 at 12:33pm

Hey, i dont mean to take any sales away from u, well i dont have the money to buy a TechPOd anyways but still..
I was wondering how and or where u get your plastic materials from?
Do u shape them or do u get it shaped by a dealer?
Im am interested purely for my school project! =D
Ground Loop September 26, 2010 at 10:48am

So did anyone on diydrones pick one of these up? Is there a build thread anywhere I can follow? I'm curious to read real-world reviews.

I really like the idea of a heavier-payload pusher design with ailerons, and a nose pod designed for FPV. I'm a bit leery of all the lite ply framework, but if it can land slow and easy, maybe I could make it last.

45min flight time would be sweet. It's not clear from the pictures how the internal space is laid out, or how an Ardupilot/IMU+/Thermopiles would mesh with it.
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crystal garris September 23, 2010 at 10:14am

@dylon
4000 mah 3S lipos will get you about 45 minutes , it can carry twice that .
@ julian
$175 US
@ austin
apperently there was an error in that link , I fixed it .
@ Chris
I will email you .